Blade-holder.



P. R. BUGHHLZ.

BLADE HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED 21113.16, 11111.

1,003,870. Patnted Sept` 19,1911.

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BLADE-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application tiled February 16, 1911.

Patented Sept. 19,1911. serial No. 608,926.

To all whom it may concern:

`Be it known that I, PAUL R. Buoniionz, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Chattanooga, lin the county of Hamilton and State of'l`ennessee, have invented a new and Improved Blade-Holder, of which thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates generally `to a blade holder, and more particularlyto a holding device for flexible blades such as are. used in safetyrazors.

An object. of my invention is lo provide a simple device,whieh is:preferably of integral formation, which will securely hold a flexibleblade in position for shaving or streppi ng. I

Another object -of the invention is to proxidc i simple devicei'oiholding a flexible blade in position for cutting or stropping, whichwill be of simple construction, of pleasing appearance, and of a lowcost of production.

Reference is to he had to the accompanying drawings, forniing a part ofthisl specitcation, in which similar characters of reference denotecorresponding parts in all the views and in which- Figure -.1 is aperspective view of my device with a thin blade in position for use;Fig. 2 is a sectional view thereof, on the line 2--2 of Fig. 1.

The deviceconsists preferably of a single lpiece of material having n.handle portion l, at. oneend thereof, and a blade holding portion 2, atthe opposite end, with a narrowed portion 3, at an intermediate positionin order to rovide a simple 'and effective handle. he blade holdingportion 2, has a slot 4, extend-ing transversely thereof, in which theflexible blade 5, is adapted to be laced. Each side of the portion 2, 'spre erably beveled, as at 6 and 7, at. substantially the same angle asthe cutting edge portion 8, of the blade, whereby the` holder with theblade therein may be convenientlyfstropped at the proper angle.

Referring particularly to Fig. 2, it will be noted that' the slot 4, istransversely curved; the `centraly portion 'of this slot lies Ain adifferent horizontal vplane than the end portions thereof, whereby whena thin bladeis 'nscrted in the slot it will be trans-` versely eyed, asshown in lthis figure. The rwidth of,tlie slot 4, is sufficient.toreceive the bodyflportion of the blade 5, and, 4due to the. peculiarconformation dit'. this slot, the blade will be securely held inposition therein, with the cutting edge 8, at variable distances fromthe end 9, of the holder.r

During the stropping operation. the pressure on the blade is at au anglelo tlu` en ttuig edge thereof, which will tend to flex Athereby swingingthe blade outwardly 'about the corner 11 thereof as a pivot'.

My device need not necessarily be lnadc in one piece, nor need it bemade of any particular material, nor need it be of the particularformation shown.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire. to secureby Letters Patent 1. A holder for flexible razor blades coinprising ahandle portion and a blade holding portion, the blade holding portionbeing provided willi a slot extending for a suitable distance therein,the width of the said slot being uniform throughout its length, the endportions ot' either side wall of the said slot lying in substantiallythe Sallie plane and the intermediate portions of either side wall lyingin a substantially different plane, whereby when a flexible blade isinserted into the said slot in flexed condition, it will 'be held inposition therein.

2. A holder for razor blades made up of a handle portion and a bladeholding portion, the sides of the liladeholding portion being beveledwhereby they tend to approach each other, a slot contained in the saidplate .holding portion and at the narrowest end thereof, the .said slotbeing transversely curved whereby, when a flexible blade is insertedlinto the said slot in flexed condition, the blade. will be held thereinby reason of its tendency 'to return to an.' untlexed condition, thebeveled sides.

of the said holde'r oeiiig convenient support for the holder when theblade therein is drain otfer the strop whereby the edge may be sarpe'ned at. the proper angle.

3. A holder for Hexible razor blndes,c0m prising u handle portion and :Lblade-holding portion, the blade-holding portion being provided with nslot extending for a Suitable distance therein, the end portions of theSuid slot lying in substantially the sume horizontal plane and theintermediate portion of the slot lying in n ,Substantially differentplane, whereby when a fiexible lilzulo is insel-Ml into (llo Suid slotin iiexed condition it \\ill be llelil in position therein.

4. A liolller for razor blades mmle up of :L lmmlle portion :unl :ihlzulwholrling portion, :1. lSlot in the lilanle-liohling portion,

adjacent one Side thereof, the said slot being transversely curved,whereby when n Hexible blade is inserted into the slot in a, iiexedconditiln the blade will be ositioned therein, ly reason of thefrictlonnl engagement bet een the side walls 0i the slot and theopposite sides of the blade.

In testimony whereof I have signed my nume to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing Witnesses.

PAUL RUDOLPH BUCHHOLZ. Witnesses H. E. MCDowELL, CLARK E. BRADFORD.

